Marion Springs students launch rockets

Recently, Marion Springs students and teacher Doug Woolery built rockets for a school project.

The project was based off of Newton’s laws of physics, which the students applied to building a rocket. The rocket was supposed to launch an egg into the sky and then bring the egg back to Earth, unbroken.

After constructing a rocket, students were required to provide a description of the experiment, complete with the scientific process, including question, hypothesis, procedure, materials, observations, and conclusions. Students then presented their rocket to the class.

Woolery said that the students spent two weeks on the project.

“We spent the better part of a week to a week and a half learning about rockets, Newton’s laws, etc…before beginning rocket construction,” Woolery said.

Students then completed the final part of their project on Monday. Students tested their rockets to see which ones were the best designed.

Carter Wintermantel thought that this was a great experience.

“I liked designing it. It was cool to see it fly,” Wintermantel said.

Ellis Baughan was not very happy with his rocket’s performance.

“The only bad part was how it didn’t go very high.  But everything else was good,” he said.

Story by Josh Hanson, BHS Journalism